In RAD Studio 10.3, we’ve greatly improved the look and feel of the main window and IDE and Project Options dialogs. Some highlights are a cleaner modern look and updated dark theme in the main window, and some organisational changes and addition of dialog-wide search in the Options dialogs. Our aim is to make minimal changes in layout, ie allow you to keep using the habit and expectation…
CodeRage 2018 is Coming December 4th through 6th
November 20, 2018
Clear your calendar and get your snacks ready. It is time for everyone’s favorite virtual developers conference: CodeRage 2018.
Here is a sampling of some of the sessions you will find this year:
A C++ Language Conversation with Bjarne Stroustrup Hosted by…
New in RAD Studio 10.3: Options Dialog Improvements
November 9, 2018
In RAD Studio 10.3, we’re making a number of great improvements to the user interface and usability. Concretely, that’s not just looks: we are carefully making improvements in how to interact with the IDE. Last week, we looked at changes in the main window, where it is…
Directions for ARC Memory Management in Delphi
November 8, 2018
With the coming 10.3 release, RAD Studio R&D and PM teams are making Delphi’s new directions in memory management official.
A few years back, when Embarcadero started building new Delphi compilers for platforms other than Windows there was a lot of discussion how compatible the new Delphi should have been with the current language, in terms of core language features and overall…
Android Z-Order, Native Controls, and 10.3 Rio
November 7, 2018
Before 10.3 Rio, you couldn’t put other controls on top of a platform-native control like TWebBrowser or TMediaPlayer, The stacking of controls is referred to as Z-Order. This was especially annoying when used with the TMultiView (one of my favorite controls)…
New in 10.3: IDE UI Improvements in the Main Window
October 31, 2018
In recent RAD Studio releases, we’ve paid a lot of attention to the IDE’s user interface. In 10.2.2, we added a dark theme (one of the most popular changes we’ve made!) and updated the component icons.
In RAD Studio 10.3, we have a number of further UI upgrades we’re…
Embarcadero Releases AppAnalytics Server Source Code
October 11, 2018
What is AppAnalytics?
A few years ago, Embarcadero introduced the AppAnalytics technology, a simple and effective way to add in-app analytics to VCL and FMX applications using ready-to-use components and a paid SaaS offering for the AppAnalytics backend.
Since introducing the service, the feedback from customers has been that they would prefer to host their own service, so we retired the paid SaaS…
Save this Page: All the Patches Since the Last Release
October 3, 2018
Author: Rebekah D
How can you be sure you’ve applied the latest updates for your RAD Studio, Delphi, or C++Builder version? After installing the IDE, there may be updates that were released since the last product installer.
Patches for Version 10.2.3
You can find…
What’s New and Updated in GetIt for October 2018
October 2, 2018
GetIt is the package manager built into RAD Studio, Delphi, and C++Builder. It includes 214 packages in8 different categories.
38 Library packages
121 Component packages
53 Internet of Things components
60 Trials
4 Industry Templates
2 IDE Plugins
3 Styles
26 Sample…
Blogs on Embarcadero Community: Multi Tier Development and Enterprise SKU
September 25, 2018
I haven’t blogged much here in September, because Iwrote two blogposts on the Embarcadero community site (given they were more official blog posts — I generally blog on my personal blogs and the content is surfaced on the Embarcadero community):
Build Flexible and Robust Apps with a Multi-Tier Architecture…